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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1968

Page

4

New York Stock Sales Totals on May 18 1968 Market Page

Stock sales figures for New York show an approximate final total of 11,830,000. The page lists prior day 13,030,000 and weekly, monthly, and year-to-date totals including 11,689,350 for the week and 19099,125,463 year-to-date.

New York

Market Takes 2nd Weekly Loss

The stock market extended its decline for a second straight week as the Dow fell to 898.98, below 900, amid a broad retreat with 860 advances and 1,672 issues on the Big Board. | UPI and AP reports note lighter volume and gold shares rallying despite the overall downturn.

New York North Vietnam Paris London

St Francis Hospital Staff Attends Financial Institute

Six members of the St. Francis Hospital staff attended a one day financial management institute in St Paul Minnesota. The program covered audits budgets Medicare and personnel policies for hospital sisters. Attendees included Sisters Joyce Georgia Francita Regine and others plus D E Kershaw and Marlow Running.

Jewelry Store Robbed in Brown Deer

A clerk was bound and gagged during a Brown Deer jewelry store heist. Two robbers escaped with about $15,000 in rings watches gems and cash as police say the clerk crawled to a door and drew a passerby’s attention.

Milwaukee Brown Deer

Wheat Corn And Soybeans Mixed On Chicago Board Of Trade

Chicago trade mixed results with wheat and corn rising modestly while rye and oats fell or held. Soybeans finished mixed as May contracts saw stronger support and oat futures remained volatile with limited demand for corn from commercial buyers.

Chicago UPI Chicago Board of Trade

Mutual Funds Prices From New York Stocks Desk

A compiled list shows numerous mutual fund names with their price changes. Funds range across Am Div Am Growth Am Mut Am Pac AXE Houghton CHANNING Fidelity and more with varied gains and losses.

Grth Pac Anchor Asso Fd Houghton Axeh A Axeh B Axeh St Axe Sci Babson Blue Rid Bnd Best Fd Broad St Bullock Can Gen Cap Inc Cap Life Channing Funds Balan Incom Speci Ase Cmst Commonwlth A&b C&d Corp Ld Cntry Crown W de Voh Dela Divid Sh Dow Th Drexel Dreyfus Eatn Bal Eatn Stk Eberst Emp Grp lEnersy Fletchr Fletehr C lFla Franklin Fok Cm Fok Ut Fund Am Fund Inv Inv Aerosp Com St Ful Ad Grth Ind Gryphn Guard Hamada Hartwell Hedge Horace Hub Fnd Imp Cap Imp Gr Inc Fd Inc Bost Lind Fnd Ind Am Ind Trnd Ins & Bnk Inve Am Inv Res Invest Group Mut Stock Select

Markets close with mixed moves across stocks and commodities

UPI reports Friday market results with stocks and American and Midwest indexes lower while London markets and bonds mostly dip. Cotton futures rise as grains in Chicago show gains and losses across wheat corn oats rye and soybeans. Hog prices slide 25 to 50 cents, with top cattle at 29.50 and sheep at 31.00.

New York UPI U.S Midwest London Chicago

Market totals show new highs and lows on Friday

United Press International reports NYSE figures with 53 new highs and 3 new lows, 487 advances and 797 declines, total market activity 1 918. bond sales Friday 14 580 000 and overall Friday volume 11 830 000.

United Press International New York Stock Exchange

Chicken sales support muscular dystrophy drive

The Kentucky Fried Chicken drive in our area will donate $1 to the Muscular Dystrophy Association for every bucket of chicken sold Monday. The money will fund research projects as part of a nationwide fundraising effort.

Gateway Transportation Sees 22 Percent Accident Drop

Safety supervisors from Gateway Transportation Co. met in La Crosse to review safety issues, summer driving, congestion, new equipment and record improvements. James Young says accidents declined 22 percent over five years amid higher traffic and more miles. Safety patrol cars monitor driver performance and gear. National Transportation Week ends Saturday.

Gateway Transportation Co Safety Patrol la Crosse Dean Marshall Chicago Douglas Frederick Detroit John Grotte Cedar Rapids Robert Gwin Cleveland Ray Kaufman Neenah James Young Gerald McLain Tribune Gateway National Transportation Week

Dow Jones Averages Close Amid Mixed Stock Activity

UPI reports New York stocks showing mixed results as the Dow Jones Industrial Averages range with a close of 898.98 down 4.74. Rails and Utilities traded lower, while some indices fluctuated, with total stock transactions around 1.1 million. Commodities futures index closed at 137.49.

New York UPI Dow Jones Estees Baee

Economic Gaps Highlighted By Poor People’s Campaign

Sylvia Porter outlines stark economic disparities affecting African Americans in 1968. She cites unemployment, welfare, housing, education, and job segregation, stressing the depth of racial inequality across cities and states.

Washington Martin Luther King Jr

Trane Co. Promotes Five in Manufacturing and Sales

The Trane Co. announces five promotions across manufacturing and sales and a new computer services manager. Jay Severance becomes production manager for all La Crosse plants and Jack Mueller leads Lexington plant operations. Promotions also go to Dennis Bridges Bernard Bomniver and Preston Clayton in sales, with Roy Pasquarette named head of computer services.

Trane Co Jay Severance Lexington la Crosse Jack Mueller Trane Dennis R. Bridges Elms Drive Bernard W. Bomniver Vine St Preston R.clayton King St Roy W. Pasquarette S. 35Th St Severance Integrated Management Information System Development Group University of Aoe Jane Salt’ Bridges Man- Lake City Utah Lexing Department Central New Products Cole and Systems Baylor University University of Texas Military Compact Bommer Washington, D.C Southeast University of Massachusetts Purdue University

Powers Figure Salon Opens Here

Powers Figure Salon opens May 12 at 219 Main St run by Mr and Mrs Robert Burton franchise holders. The three month program aims to help women reduce sizes without turning them into health fanatics and uses equipment to expend energy tone and shape the figure.

Robert Burton Elaine Powers Burton

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